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Hades
Hades: Lord of the Dead | George O'Connor
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Volume 4 of the highly acclaimed Olympians series! Hades: Lord of the Dead tells the story of the great God of the Underworld and one of the most famous of all Greek myths: Hades' abduction of Persephone and her mother's revenge. Be prepared to see a new side of Persephone in this dynamic adaptation of the story of the creation of the seasons. In Olympians, O'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths. But these stories aren't sedate, scholarly works. They're action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions. O'Connor's vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology. This title has Common Core connections. Hades is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012
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persephone1408
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Saved the best for last... Hades. Loved seeing my namesake lol

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JessClark78
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The story of Hades and Persephone is one of my favorite myths, so I had to read this too. I love the artwork in this one. And the way George O‘Connor reimagines their story. I would recommend these graphic novels to anyone who enjoys mythology. They seem good for any age. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#ReadYourSign ♐️♋️
♋️ 14: Read the 4th book in a series.
♐️ 10: Read at least 75% of a book between 5am - 10am.

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Sace
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Book 2 finished for #DeweysReadathon #Deweys24HrReadathon #DeweyOct @DeweysReadathon

Another retelling of the myth of Hades kidnapping Persephone. This one was slightly more in keeping with the traditional story.

Loved the art!

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Sace
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In_the_stacks I really liked those graphic novels! 4y
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jessinikkip
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A good book about Hades and Persephone and how the underworld works ruled by them.

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@TheReadingMermaid - sorry for so many tags, I had a lot of comic books about mythology and anxiety kept me up all night so I read

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y
TalecArashi Excellent use of time tho 5y
jessinikkip @TalecArashi yes it was, it helped me calm down plus get rid of this big pile of library books 5y
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ravenlee
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I am loving this series! The titles are misleading, as they‘re not solely about the titular god but the body of myths surrounding them. This volume focuses on the kidnapping of Kore/emergence of Persephone and Demeter gets as much space as Hades does, but it‘s good. And Persephone actually has some agency - what a change!

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GrilledCheeseSamurai
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Yaaaaaaaas! Hello @ReadingRover I got my #SFMBC parcel today! I didnt put your book pick in the picture cuz I don't wanna ruin it for the next person.

Thanks so much for the extra goodies! It was a definite treat for the start of a new work week! 👍❤️👍

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Avanders Ooooh fun!! 👏🏽👏🏽 6y
MiyakoBunny @ReadingRover is so Awesome 🤗🤗🤗🤗 6y
GrilledCheeseSamurai @MiyakoBunny hard to go wrong with a Darth Vader hula-hoop! 👌❤️ 6y
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ReadingRover 👏 👏 👏 I‘m glad it got there so soon! It said it could take forever!!! I hope you like everything. I got the Beetlejuice print in a Tim Burton box. I thought you might like it. The book was on your tbr. 6y
ReadingRover @MiyakoBunny 🤗 Thanks. You‘re pretty awesome yourself! (edited) 6y
TricksyTails Umm I‘m stealing that hula-hooping Darth Vader. 😍🖤 6y
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Emily92Bibliophile
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4⭐️I really like this spin on the tale of Hades and Persephone. In this one, Persephone actually has a part in the story and- wait for it- she‘s kinda badass. She has a slight dark side, and she wants to be there with Hades! Read it! 🌑🍎😈 I love the discussion questions and extra fun notes in the back- I‘m thinking maybe a fun bookclub next year??

Arcana These two are my favorites ❤️ 6y
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Fancypants
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Mehso-so

Picked up this series because I thought it‘d be a cool series. But this first one is not really about Hades it‘s about Persephone. So let‘s see how the others go.

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LauraBeth
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Y'all - I'm back to school clothes shopping with a cranky 13 year old who has been crying off and on for the past hour. And I don't have a book with me. Pretty sure this what hell looks like - the dressing rooms of Abercrombie American Eagle Forever Hollister Express. I need to start carrying a flask in my purse.

EchoLogical Oh gosh! Is this what happens with 13 year olds? Is there a way to keep my little one 6 years old forever? 😅 7y
saresmoore THIS is why I love a school with a uniform! Stay strong. This too shall pass. 7y
Scurvygirl I send mine with my aunt...always have, it is a saving grace! 7y
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BarbaraBB This is so funny! I have a 13 year old as well. Fortunately she shops online - or with her friends! 7y
LauraBeth @EchoLogical Six is a special age! Enjoy it 💕 13 is...challenging 7y
AbstractMonica Hilarious lol 7y
LauraBeth @saresmoore I love school uniforms! We sent Emma to private school for a few years and I miss those little khaki pants and navy polos 😭 7y
LauraBeth @Scurvygirl brilliant! 7y
AmyG My thoughts and prayers are with you. 7y
LauraBeth @BarbaraBB I can't trust her to make good clothing choices when she's with her friends. I found that out this summer 😬 7y
LauraBeth @AbstractMonica this is me right now ☹️🔫 7y
LectricSheep My grandmother took me back-to-school shopping at Chicos when I was in middle school. You are a godsend for going to age-appropriate stores. 😬 7y
LauraBeth @AmyG thanks 😊 7y
LauraBeth @LectricSheep maybe she'll stop being moody if I threaten to take her to Chicos 😀 7y
LectricSheep 😂 worth a shot! It would've worked on me! 7y
BarbaraBB I don't care what she looks like... as long I don't need to visit Abercrombie American Outfitters Twenty One 😉!And I have to admit she consults me before buying and her friends are very trendy 😀! 7y
LauraBeth @BarbaraBB 😂 I can't with these stores 7y
EchoLogical @Scurvygirl I will definitely steal your idea when my kid is older. Lol 7y
BarbaraBB 'I need to start carrying a flask in my purse' 😂😂 7y
peaKnit Omg. I'm somehow glad to hear im not the only mom in this mess, that'll be me next Friday😂👊🏻 7y
LauraBeth @EchoLogical and @Scurvygirl I wish I could steal this but my mom had to be the accidental third child born late - so my aunt is in her 80s 7y
MicheleinPhilly Oh dear. I bitched about my Catholic school uniform my entire school life. Now I would pay someone to tell me what to wear every day. 7y
LauraBeth @peaknit don't forget a book! 👊 7y
BarbaraBB And I now see the book you tagged, lol. Sorry, it is friday night here and I have been drinking with my friend in a cafe and your post really makes me laugh out loud! I know exactly what you mean! 😘 7y
LauraBeth @BarbaraBB I don't know how else I'm gonna survive a teenage girl 7y
Scurvygirl @LauraBeth booo! All right, send her with a neighbor! Keep your sanity! 7y
Scurvygirl @EchoLogical it's a beautiful thing! 7y
LauraBeth @MicheleinPhilly well I just paid $80 for a pair of jeans. For a 13 year old. So you can pay me and I'll tell you what to wear every day 😀 7y
LauraBeth @Scurvygirl I'm gonna teach Bitsy how to drive 7y
LauraBeth @BarbaraBB here's to Friday. And to cafes. And to 13 year old girls and their moms 🍻🍷 7y
BarbaraBB I keep thinking back of myself at that age. I was worse, I am sure! 7y
BarbaraBB Here we go! 🍷🍷 7y
MicheleinPhilly Great. Can I wear scrubs every day? 7y
Scurvygirl @LauraBeth 😹😹😹 7y
LauraBeth @MicheleinPhilly depends - are you a: doctor? nurse? veterinarian? 7y
HeatherBookNerd Been there. 7y
CocoReads I feel your pain. My greatest parenting moment happened when the girls could drive themselves to the mall. 7y
Jas16 Oh man. I need to call my mom and apologize again for everything I put her through. 7y
Smangela Omg I'm having flashbacks to clothes shopping at that age and now I need a drink ;) good luck! 7y
MicheleinPhilly No, no, and no. 7y
LauraBeth @MicheleinPhilly then absolutely! 7y
MicheleinPhilly 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆You're hired! 7y
Smrloomis I've hated clothes shopping at every age 😣 so I'm sorry you're without reading material! At least you can read on here 😕 7y
Bookzombie I hated clothes shopping. Correction: I still hate clothes shopping. Can you download the Kindle app on your phone? 7y
Cortg Honestly, I don't buy my kids back to school clothes. 1) They think we're poor & school supplies suck us dry 2) Everything for the most part still fits and they're still wearing summer clothes. I wish you all the best and know your pain. I hate shopping and my kids know this! 7y
sprainedbrain I experienced this nightmare earlier this week with 3 teenagers. My thoughts are with you. 😜 7y
ReadingEnvy Clothes shopping still makes me cry but at 13 it was the worst. Do you get a headache at A&F from the cologne air spray? 7y
RealBooks4ever 🤣🤣🤣 I'm sorry but also that's funny! 💜 7y
Librarianaut You def deserve a cocktail. And a cupcake. 7y
JoeStalksBeck Lol gawd help you 7y
LeahBergen Embarrass her publicly. My Mom used to call for me loudly across stores with made-up, old-fashioned names like Bertha and Tina Louise when I was being an A-hole. (edited) 7y
LeahBergen And then loudly inquire if I had period cramps. 7y
peaKnit @LeahBergen My mom did the same thing! It's great to see all of this support of the hell of school shopping. It ain't all pencils and notebooks😂 7y
minkyb I hated Hollister. It was always so dark! 7y
readinginthedark Good luck! I don't do the back-to-school shopping thing. When I see clothes sales, we go in a store and get a few things that are one size up from where my son is now. Then we grows out of his current clothes, I have new stuff for him that didn't cost a fortune. If I wore hand-me-downs from four older siblings, he can wear sale clothes one trend too late. 7y
heikemarie This is my nightmare! 7y
Jinjer Oh man...I remember clothes shopping as a kid! Always ended with me in tears! I hated how I looked in everything!!!!!! My poor mother! I feel for you and your kid. 7y
LauraBeth @MicheleinPhilly fabulous! It's Saturday so pants and shoes are optional. 7y
LauraBeth @Smrloomis My kid just hates shopping in general ☹️ but Litsy did keep me entertained 😀 7y
LauraBeth @Bookzombie I did 😀 I had removed it to clear up some space but got it back on yesterday! 7y
LauraBeth @Cortg School supplies are the worst! We got those yesterday as well and I'm always shocked at the cost 7y
LauraBeth @sprainedbrain thanks! At least you're done 😀 7y
LauraBeth @ReadingEnvy 13 is a rough age for sure 😔That A&F cologne is the worst! It'll give someone just walking by the store a headache 7y
LauraBeth @LeahBergen oh no - she didn't! 7y
LauraBeth @peaknit 😂😂Thankful for the Litsy support for the hell that is back to school shopping 7y
LauraBeth @minkyb it is SO dark! Why is it so dark?! 7y
LauraBeth @readinginthedark this is such a brilliant strategy! I was able to do this when she was younger but she caught on when she was around 11 or 12 and declared that she wanted to pick out her clothes. Just because I bought one shirt that may have had a kitten on it - she flipped out 😂😂 7y
LauraBeth @inwhichHeikereadsharder it's a collective nightmare for us all! 7y
LauraBeth @Jinjer 😔😔 I hate that clothes shopping makes people cry 7y
Mimi28 And on birth control I shall stay... 7y
LauraBeth @Mimi28 😂😂Cats don't cry in dressing rooms 7y
Mimi28 lol, I'm sorry for your pain. I kind of want a child, but I am already 41 and I am on psyche meds that cause birth defects. Maybe I'll meet a billionaire and be able to do what Janet Jackson did 👍😂 7y
Cortg @LauraBeth It's cheaper than private school though! The TI-84 went missing last year and with both kids needing one this year, we have to buy two, cha-ching 💵💵💵 7y
Craftylikefox Oh no!!! Clothes shopping can be the most fustrating thing! Especially for females because sizes are never the same and the stupid numbers make you feel awful 😔 stay strong! 7y
readinginthedark Good point! My son is only five, and I only buy clothes occasionally for nieces and nephews who are also young. Maybe it'll be worse when he's older. I remember my mom struggling to convince my brother to go shopping. ?I just wore decades old stuff before vintage clothes were "cool." ? 7y
Posemn This is why I special ordered boys. (2. And now a grandSON). Life is so much simpler this way. 7y
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